White House Correspondents' Dinner, Inflation, and Fertilizer Shortages
A critique of the White House Correspondents' Dinner highlights rising costs for gas, rent, and food during the current administration. Russia's status as a major fertilizer exporter is linked to global shortages, leading to government suggestions that farmers transition to natural solutions like manure and compost.
white house correspondents' dinner· joe biden· russia· fertilizer· inflation
00:00 I'm really excited to be here tonight with the only group of Americans with a lower approver rating than I have. I think ever since you've come into office, things are really looking up. You know, gas is up, rent is up, food is up. Everything. No, it really has been. A tough first year for you, Mr. President. Fertilizer shortages are real now because Russia is a big exporter of fertilizer. And even though fertilizer is not sanctioned, less fertilizer is coming out of Russia. As a result, we're working with countries to think about natural solutions like manure and compost. And this may hasten transitions that would have been in the interest of farmers to make eventually anyway. So never let a crisis go to waste. They are actually saying, let them eat cake.
